diff --git a/source/Network/Xmpp.hs b/source/Network/Xmpp.hs
index b673831..dc0cb0d 100644
--- a/source/Network/Xmpp.hs
+++ b/source/Network/Xmpp.hs
@@ -180,6 +180,6 @@ auth  :: Text.Text  -- ^ The username
       -> XmppConMonad (Either AuthError Jid)
 auth username passwd resource = runErrorT $ do
         ErrorT $ xmppSasl [scramSha1 username Nothing passwd]
-        res <- lift $ xmppBind resource
+        jid <- lift $ xmppBind resource
         lift $ xmppStartSession
-        return res
+        return jid
diff --git a/source/Network/Xmpp/Bind.hs b/source/Network/Xmpp/Bind.hs
index d09d82d..cf00495 100644
--- a/source/Network/Xmpp/Bind.hs
+++ b/source/Network/Xmpp/Bind.hs
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ import Network.Xmpp.Types
 import Network.Xmpp.Pickle
 import Network.Xmpp.Monad
 
+import Control.Monad.State(modify)
+
 -- Produces a `bind' element, optionally wrapping a resource.
 bindBody :: Maybe Text -> Element
 bindBody = pickleElem $
@@ -29,6 +31,7 @@ xmppBind rsrc = do
     answer <- xmppSendIQ' "bind" Nothing Set Nothing (bindBody rsrc)
     let Right IQResult{iqResultPayload = Just b} = answer -- TODO: Error handling
     let Right jid = unpickleElem jidP b
+    modify (\s -> s{sJid = Just jid})
     return jid
   where
     -- Extracts the character data in the `jid' element.